尾 wěi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
尾气
wěiqì
exhaust fumes
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 汽车尾气是城市空气污染的重要来源。 Qìchē wěiqì shì chéngshì kōngqì wūrǎn de zhòngyào láiyuán. Car exhaust fumes are a major source of urban air pollution.
- 早上公交车站尾气很重，我赶紧捂住了鼻子。 Zǎoshang gōngjiāochē zhàn wěiqì hěn zhòng, wǒ gǎnjǐn wǔzhùle bízi. In the morning the exhaust was heavy at the bus stop, so I quickly covered my nose.
- 多骑自行车可以减少尾气排放。 Duō qí zìxíngchē kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo wěiqì páifàng. Riding a bicycle more often can reduce exhaust emissions.